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POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: WARREN’s strong Q1 — WYNNing Boston — KENNEDY heads to New Hampshire

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WARREN’s strong Q1 — WYNNing Boston — KENNEDY heads to New Hampshire 04/13/2018 07:04 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS. WARREN'S STRONG Q1 -  Sen. Elizabeth Warren notched another significant fundraising quarter, raising $3.12 million in the first three months of 2018, according to new numbers released by her campaign this morning. This leaves her with $15 million cash on hand as of the end of March. Of those donations, 10,422 came from Massachusetts. The vast majority, 82 percent, came in the form of $25 of less. Only one percent of the contributions donations were larger than $100. Warren's fundraising prowess has made her one of the Senate's top fundraisers. She's far outpacing the Republican field as she seeks re-election. The latest polling finds a 30-point gap between the senator and her challengers, and Q1 fundraising ...

Garrison Keillor | A Walk Down the Aisle

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12 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News IS NOT CONTRIBUTING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING? - To some people holding out and not donating is a badge of honor. We have people on our list who take an ownership stake in the publication, sustain it and care for it. There are others who are actively looking for ways to continue receiving the newsletters without contributing. They actually spend time figuring out how to do that. What is the most important thing? Free newsletters or the work that we all do? Who are you, and how do we get you on board? / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Garrison Keillor | A Walk Down the Aisle  Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website Keillor writes: "There is a long aisle at our grocery store with soda pop at one end and tea and coffee at the other, which my love and I get to after the butter and eggs and 2% milk." READ MORE   EPA head Scott Pruitt. (photo: Pe...

Stephen Eric Bronner | America's Syrian Challenge

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12 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THIS ORGANIZATION WILL NOT SURVIVE WITHOUT BASIC DONATIONS - Our entire DNA is structured around Reader Support, public funding. It allows us total freedom to report objectively on issues of the greatest importance to the public we serve. Right now a crisis is mounting over lack of the most basic donations we need to run the site. We must confront this head-on. / We shall. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Stephen Eric Bronner | America's Syrian Challenge  Stephen Eric Bronner, Reader Supported News Bronner writes: "As President Donald Trump prepares his second reactive missile strike against President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, whose chemical attack on Duma left 42 dead and dozens more wounded, a tragic seven-year civil war is on the verge of turning into an international conflagration - or worse." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a F...

Charles Pierce | The Ship Is Sinking. The Rats Are Scrambling.

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12 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News YOU BE THE ONE WHO DONATES - We need supporters any way we can get them. We are engaged in a day-to-day struggle to actually report the news fairly. Like any other organization we need funding. We want you to be the one who steps up, not someone else, you. To those of you who are already donors we are indebted to you and we know it. Thank you in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Charles Pierce | The Ship Is Sinking. The Rats Are Scrambling.  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "I am fully aware that, more than any other occupant of that office, this president* is capable of creating a sturdy bubble in which he is the indomitable and wise master of the universe, all objective evidence to the contrary." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Why Some Judicial Nominees Struggle When Asked About Brown v. Board of Education

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JUDICIAL ETHICS   |   NEWS Why Some Judicial Nominees Struggle When Asked About Brown v. Board of Education By Tony Mauro For some nominees, the concern is that by answering explicitly, they would be viewed as biased. For others, the decisions...  Read More

Kathleen Parker | We've Seen This Movie Before. It Ended With Impeachment.

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12 April 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News A PUZZLING - BUT VERY REAL - FUNDING CRISIS: We don’t know who you are because we do not track our community members. But you are here and you are the first group in the history of Reader Supported News to refuse to help with funding. It will not last. For those of you who choose not to contribute, please look elsewhere. For those who are serious about Reader Supported News, please take the funding appeals more seriously. If we say we need ‘$X’ to finish, then that’s what we need. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Kathleen Parker | We've Seen This Movie Before. It Ended With Impeachment.  Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post Parker writes: "It would seem but a matter of time before the president of the United States is asked a question under oath and gives a false answer. A lie, in other words. In the prequel, starring Bill Clinton, impeachment followe...